Oxford University Press, USA 1999 Hard cover Good A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund.

Oxford University Press 1999 Hardcover Good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. first edition. hardcover. Book VG: foxing/toning to endpapers, else clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: clean, not clipped. 8vo 287pp. from front flap: "Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resembles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same angles and intersections as for bubble walls in a foam. The forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river or a tree. This book explains why these are not coincidences. Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but instead simple, local interactions between its component parts--be they grains of sand, diffusing molecules or living cells. And the products of self-organization are typically universal patterns: spirals, spots, and stripes, branches, honeycombs. This book explains, in non-technical language, and with profuse illustrations, how nature's patterns are made." #02514. 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198502443 9780198502449 [US]

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
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Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1999-01-07. Hardcover. Good. 1999. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0198502443 9780198502449 [US]

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS] Hardcover For centuries, scientists have struggled to understand the origins of the patterns and forms found in nature-from the leopards spots to the graceful spirals of a mollusc shell to the complex designs on a butterflys wing. Now, in this lucid and elegantly written book, Philip Ball applies state-of-the-art scientific understanding from the fields of biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and mathematics to these ancient mysteries, revealing how nature's seemingly complex patterns originate in simple physical laws.Ball traces the history of scientific thought about natural patterns, showing how common presumptions-for example, that complex form must be guided by some intelligence or that form always follows function-are erroneous and continue to mislead scientists today. He investigates specific patterns in depth, revealing that these designs are self-organized and that simple, local interactions between component parts produce motifs like spots, stripes, branches, and honeycombs. In the process, he examines the mysterious phenomenon of symmetry and why it appears-and breaks-in similar ways in different systems. Finally, he attempts to answer this profound question: why are some patterns universal? Illustrations throughout the text, many in full color, beautifully illuminate Ball's ideas.A fascination with nature,s patterns is as old as civilization. With this spellbinding b ...

Oxford University Press, USA 1999 Hard cover Very good Wraps are firm, text block clean, no highlights/underlining or markings. Some rubbing/curling to wraps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Wraps are firm, text block clean, no highlights/underlining or markings. Some rubbing/curling to wraps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover First Edition Vi287 Pp. Blue Cloth , Spine Lettered In White. Book And Dust Jacket Without Wear, Book Has Short Description In Marker On Lower Edge Of Page Block, And Two Preliminary Pages Have Crease Adjacent To Fore Edges.
[Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth lettered in white at spine. Yellow highlighter markings on three pages (copyright page, 1, and 35.), minor wear to board edges. Illustrated jacket. Top edges lightly creased. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. In mylar sleeve. 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198502443 9780198502449 [US]

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Jacket a little faded at spine. 250 x 190 mm. viii, 288 pp + 16 pages of colour plates. Extensive b&w figures in the text. A clean, presentable copy
[Macclesfield, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. A little light foxing to first few and last last pages. ; 7 5/8 x 10 "; 287 pages. 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198502443 9780198502449 [US]

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Anatomy; Very good hard cover with clean pages, dust jacket, tips bumped, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

N Y: Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 288 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations. 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198502443 9780198502449 [US]

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Anatomy; Very good hard cover with clean pages, dust jacket, tips bumped, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

N Y Oxford University Press 1999 Hard Cover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Nature A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 288 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations.

ISBN10: 0198502443, ISBN13: 9780198502449, [publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press] Hardcover First Edition Fine cloth copy in near-fine, slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance: Bookplate of John F. Ashby. Physical description: vi,287p. ill. (some col.) Notes: Bibliography p. 276. Contents: 1. Patterns; 2. Bubbles; 3. Waves; 4. Bodies; 5. Branches; 6. Breakdowns; 7. Fluids; 8. Grains; 9. Communities; 10. Principles; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. Subjects: Pattern formation (Biology); Symmetry; Health & Biological Sciences; Biophysics; Geometry in nature; Nature Aesthetic aspects; Decoration and ornament Plant forms; Crystals; Natural history. 1 Kg.
[Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1999]
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